聚乙烯

jùyǐxī
noun #32,303

Meanings

  1. 1 polyethylene
  2. 2 polythene

Examples

Jùyǐxī shì zuì chángjiàn de sùliào zhīyī.
Polyethylene is one of the most common plastics.
Zhèzhǒng bāozhuāngdài shì yòng jùyǐxī zuò de.
This kind of packaging bag is made of polyethylene.

Tips

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Break it down: (poly-) + 乙烯 (ethylene) = polyethylene. is the second Heavenly Stem, used in chemistry to mean "ethyl" (2-carbon), and means "alkene." Many polymers follow this +monomer pattern: 聚氯乙烯 (PVC), (polypropylene).

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